You may have
heard the news today of the selection of the British Olympic fencing team.
Unfortunately I have to confirm that I have not been selected to represent Team
GB at the London Olympic Games.
The hardest
part of all is telling your friends, family and support team that you have not
made it.
I have had
such great support from so many of you in this four-year Olympic cycle, and I
wish I could give you better news.
Despite this
huge disappointment, I have enjoyed the journey, and all of the hard work and
sacrifice has been worth it. I have learnt so much about myself, and what it
takes to be the best at elite level.
I have
dreamt of going to the Olympics ever since I was a little girl but I have felt
some peace in the knowledge that at all times I gave it 100%. I tried my
absolute hardest, and there can be no regrets.
I am writing
this blog really, as a big thank-you to my sponsors and support team, who have
been so supportive and encouraging to me over the last few years. You know who
you are. I will write to you all personally as soon as I can.
I always
felt very lucky to have had such a great team of people around me, my family
and friends included, and there is no way I could have even got this far
without your backing. So thank-you, so much.
I wish my
teammates and all of the British fencers selected for the Olympic Games much
luck this summer. We have trained and worked so hard for this and I genuinely
hope that we get the results we deserve.
